{"id":1127790,"date":"2020-01-28T16:57:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T16:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1127790"},"modified":"2020-01-28T16:58:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T16:58:17","slug":"bruno-fernandes-barcelona-man-utd-transfer-news-latest","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/bruno-fernandes-barcelona-man-utd-transfer-news-latest\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He sees things no one else does&#8221; &#8211; Silas fears for Sporting if Man Utd or Barcelona seal January transfer deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sporting Libson manager Silas has detailed his concerns the team will &#8220;suffer&#8221; if Bruno Fernandes is sold this\u00a0January\u00a0transfer window.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese playmaker has been a long-term target of Manchester United and looked destined to relocate to Old Trafford this month, but Barcelona have reportedly stolen a march in the pursuit of Sporting&#8217;s prized possession.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Barcelona to hijack Man Utd transfer move for Fernandes? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Man Utd have already held talks with Sporting over a possible move for Fernandes but have thus far been unable to agree a fee.<\/li>\n<li>Fernandes&#8217; agent,\u00a0<span>Jorge Mendes, recently cast doubt on his client&#8217;s\u00a0prospective move to Man Utd, saying he &#8216;doesn&#8217;t know&#8217;<\/span>\u00a0if he&#8217;ll leave Sporting this month.<\/li>\n<li>It is now being <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/en\/2020\/01\/28\/football\/1580211671_685453.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported in Spain<\/a> that Barcelona are in talks with Sporting over a possible move for Fernandes.<\/li>\n<li>The proposed deal would see Fernandes loaned to Valencia until the end of next season as a makeweight to facilitate Rodrigo joining Barca.<\/li>\n<li><span>In the Primeira Liga, Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in a shot every 14 minutes (265 shots taken,\u00a0231 chances created).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7480587\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>United have been actively pursuing a deal that would bring Fernandes to Old Trafford this month, but a breakthrough in negotiations is yet to materialise.<\/p>\n<p>As such, Barca are now believed to be frontrunners for the 25-year-old&#8217;s signature, with reports suggesting he would move to Valencia on loan until the end of next season in order to smooth over Rodrigo&#8217;s <span>purported transfer to Catalonia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quique Setien is in the market for reinforcements up-top following a knee injury sustained by Luis Suarez earlier this month. The Uruguayan has since gone under the knife but is expected to be out for at least four months.<\/p>\n<p>But, whether Fernandes leaves for United or Barca is neither here nor there for Sporting manager Silas, who has expressed his concern for the Portuguese club if his talisman eventually departs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t confirm it [if Fernandes made his last appearance against Maritimo], I would like him to stay,&#8221; Silas told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Free Agent XI: Modric, Ili\u010di\u0107 and More! Who is out of contract this summer?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/32fhIt4ukD0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now I don&#8217;t know if he will stay or not, but I would like to count on him at least until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bruno Fernandes is a different player, he sees things that no one sees. Being further back and seeing these movements, the defence begins to decline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Any team that had Bruno Fernandes in Portugal would suffer if they lost him. If that happens we will have to look for solutions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fernandes has continued to play a vital role as captain for the <span>Lions throughout this exhausting transfer saga, netting an impressive 14 goals and registering 15 assists across all\u00a0competitions this campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sporting Libson manager Silas has detailed his concerns the team will &#8220;suffer&#8221; if Bruno Fernandes is sold this\u00a0January\u00a0transfer window.\u00a0 The Portuguese playmaker has been a long-term target of Manchester United and looked destined to relocate to Old Trafford this month, but Barcelona have reportedly stolen a march in the pursuit of Sporting&#8217;s prized possession. 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